Re: Costa-Eagle announces changes

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:41:41 -0400 "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>
writes:
> Dave Faneuf writes:
> >  I would guess from reading coverage of the on-going battle 
> between the
> > City of Lowell and Drew Weber that radio rights are not at the top 
> of
> > Weber's priority list.  My guess is that once he nails down the 
> Double A
> > franchise in Manchester he won't care if the Spinners are on the 
> radio or
> > not.
> 
> Hmmm..what's the battle about between Weber and the city?
> 
> I know Clyde Smoll actually brought the team in from Elmira or Utica 
> (I
> forget which), but the Webers have had the team for quite a while 
> now and
> they always seemed to do things first-class. I thought they were 
> very
> pro-active in the community.
> 

They have been active in the community and are a class act, just a matter
of the city administration getting too greedy too quickly,  see response
to Bill O'Neil for more details.
df